Windows · Free download · Excel Add-Ons
highlights errors that could easily be overlooked by providing automated graphical annotations to existing Excel spreadsheets.
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Overview
highlights errors that could easily be overlooked by providing automated graphical annotations to existing Excel spreadsheets.
In depth
The annotated spreadsheets may be edited interactively or printed as reports for review. These reports can also be used by a third party that needs to understand the assumptions behind a financial model. Additional reports can be produced which clarify a spreadsheet's logic and indicate where errors are likely to be found.
Year 2000 analysis tools include reports that highlight non-compliant code and utilities that automate conversion.
The Spreadsheet Detective can also compare different versions of a spreadsheet even though rows and columns may have been inserted and deleted.
Verdict
Spreadsheet Detective runs on Windows 95/98/Me and is available under the Shareware license — the installer is 465 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Excel Add-Ons.
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